The Secret Past (1)
Senator Ye heard the sound and glanced back. "I make lo mein at noon, and I haven't done it yet, so you can go to the living room and watch TV by yourself." His tone was kind.
"I'll give you a hand, just learn how to make lo mein." I walked up to him and said, "Is there any work you can assign to me?" β
He looked at me again. "Then help me slice the pork belly, cut the garlic moss, and slice the green onion and ginger."
Without further ado, I put the pork belly on the cutting board, picked up a kitchen knife and began to slice. I know how to cook, so my movements are pretty neat.
After a while, I looked up and saw Senator Ye staring at me.
"Is the meat not cut well?" I couldn't figure out his temper.
He shook his head and sighed. "My eldest daughter used to dance ballet too."
I was stunned, and then said with a feeling of emotion that I didn't understand, "She must have danced well." β
"It's excellent." Senator Ye's cloudy eyes were filled with tears, "Zihan and her sister Yan Fang learned ballet because they admired her. Both sisters are very capable of enduring hardships, but learning ballet still requires talent, and the elder sister's talent is not as good as the younger sister, so she gave up later. β
I didn't expect him to take the initiative to mention Ye Yanfang, and I was stunned for a moment before I realized that I had to seize this opportunity. "I heard that Zihan's sister committed suicide, and Zihan hasn't been home for three years because of this."
"Yan Fang's girl is so pitiful." Senator Ye's face suddenly darkened.
She ...... Why suicide? I pressed further.
Senator Ye frowned and pondered, and did not speak for a long time.
"Will it ...... Ye Kaitai's murder is related to the death of Zihan's sister? Zihan hasn't been back for three years, how can he ...... as soon as he comes back" I said according to Mu Mian's instructions, although I don't understand what the relationship between the two is.
"What do you know?" Senator Ye's sharp eyes shot straight at me.
"I was staying at Zihan's house, and I overheard them say that day...... It seems that Ye Yanfang's death ...... It is related to Ye Kaitai's father. "I felt guilty in my heart, I felt ashamed of Zihan, so I was confused and wrapped Zihan in according to the meaning of Mu Mian.
Senator Ye took a few steps slowly and sat down on the small bench by the stove. He stalked his neck, and seemed withdrawn and indifferent.
I didn't know what to say, just just stand there.
After a while, Senator Ye seemed to be talking to himself: "I have never told anyone about this, there is no evidence, I don't want to cause trouble for myself, and I don't want to provoke hatred...... It turned out that their family had known about it for a long time. Alasβ" he let out a long sigh, "I lived next door to Ye Kaitai and their family, and it was only later that I overheard Ye Kaitai quarreling with his Lao Tzu and scolded him for doing bad things, so I learned about it."
At that time, the son of the village chief of Zhangjia Village fell in love with Yan Fang, and asked Ye Kaitai's father to be a matchmaker, and Ye Zheng and his wife were satisfied, but Yan Fang resolutely disagreed. Ye Kaitai's father got a lot of benefits from others, but he actually had a bad idea, and he called Yan Fang to his house for dinner, drunk her, and then asked the village chief's son to cook raw rice into cooked rice, thinking that this would be the way the marriage could be done. Unexpectedly, Yan Fang's girl was too strong, and she threw herself into the lake after waking up. Those bad embryos are very tightly hidden, and they are still good people, busy and helping to handle the aftermath. I thought Ye Zheng and they were still in the dark. β
"Ye Yanfang is too stupid, he should call the police and let the bad guys get the punishment they deserve." I was indignant.
Senator Ye shook his head and sighed. "In a place like the countryside, where you dare to call the police, you will lose face when you spread the word, and the whole family can't raise their heads. You can only swallow the bitter fruit by yourself. β
I was shocked, angry, and panicked. Could it be that Ye Kaitai's death is really related to Ye Zihan? She had known the cause of her sister's death for a long time, and this time she came back for revenge? But why is it three years since she wanted revenge, and Yu Zhaoxia should have nothing to do with what happened three years ago, is her death just a coincidence, or is there another mystery?
Suddenly, I heard Senator Ye speak stiffly: "Are you eavesdropping on us there?" β
I looked back in surprise to see Xiao Se take two quick steps, standing on the threshold and looking down at us, with a nonchalant smile on his face.
My unquenched anger was aroused by him again, and I turned to leave, but the kitchen door was small, and he was there, and I had no way to go.
"Get out of the way!" I'm huffing.
He rested his hands leisurely on the side walls on either side of the doorway. "You have the ability to go over by yourself."
I glared at him with rage.
A layer of pride and satisfaction appeared on his face, but the tense muscles could not hide the look that he was secretly handing to Senator Ye beside me.
Senator Ye glanced at Xiao Se silently, with a strong and dissatisfied look. Then, as if he were a child, he said to me gently, "Ignore that bastard, if you don't welcome him, I'll get rid of him now." β
"I'd better go, please ask him to make way." The relationship between them is already very delicate, and I have no interest in entangling with them.
Without waiting for Senator Ye to speak, Xiao Se took the initiative to jump off the threshold. He was no longer smug and satisfied, and looked at me with forgiving eyes, as if apologizing to me with his eyes.